segunda-feira, julho 09, 2012

[UK] Life for killers who kept transvestite’s body in a suitcase
Two drug addicts who murdered a transvestite then stashed his body in a suitcase have been jailed for life. Tracy Hurrell and David Hardman must each serve at least 23 years behind bars before they are considered for release. The Big Issue sellers beat and stabbed their ‘friend’ Lionel Morl then let his body decompose for weeks in their flat.

[UK] Katrina tells of incomplete sex swap op agony
Trapped in a man’s body, Katrina Harte fought for six years to be transformed into a woman.
But now the 49-year-old is battling health bosses, claiming they have only done half the sex swap op and left her living in limbo.

[India] Striking a blow for transgenders
Over the past week, 26-year-old Kaveri has been busy running office errands, submitting office documents to the High Court and tying up other loose ends at the office of B. Jayashree, theatre actor and Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka.
A transsexual woman, Ms. Kaveri is the first transgender to be appointed as a government employee in Karnataka. Earlier this year, the Karnataka High Court had created history by appointing a 27-year-old transgender, C. Anu, as a Group D employee at the High Court.

[Bangladesh] Transgender romance movie a hit in Bangladesh
“Common Gender”, Bangladesh’s first film dealing with transgender people, opened in just six cinemas two weeks ago but full houses have encouraged cinema owners to extend its run and screen it nationwide.
“We opted to release the movie only in six cinemas in the first week as it lacked big stars and some labelled it as an art-house movie,” said Enamul Karim, the film’s distributor.

[MA, USA] Harvard Picks First BGLTQ Director
Harvard has appointed Vanidy “Van” Bailey as the College’s first permanent director of bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer student life. Bailey, the assistant director for education at the University of California, San Diego, will assume the new position on July 16.